Siding joint clamp



R. C. BEROW SIDING`JOINT CLAMP Filed Nov. 9, 1954 Sept. 24, 1957 IN VEN TOR.

Regina/a C'. Berow ATTOR E'Y United States Patent 'i SIDING JUINT CLAMP Reginald C. Berow, Youngstown, Ghio Application November 9, 1954, Serial No. 467,740

1 Claim. (Cl. 20-92) This invention relates to `a device for securing abutting ends of siding boards to one another.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a siding joint clamp adapted to be positioned between the abutting ends of Wooden siding as used on a dwelling house for securing the abutting ends of the siding in endto-end alignment.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a simple and inexpensive siding joint clamp which may be formed simply and inexpensively from light gauge steel.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a siding joint clamp that may be used with tapered lap siding of various Widths to secure the abutting ends of the siding in end-to-end alignment and prevent vertical bowing of the siding.

.The siding joint clamp disclosed herein enables lap siding as applied to a dwelling house to be secured in endto-end relation in a simple and easy manner.

Those skilled in the building trades will recognize that the problem of vertically bowed siding frequently occurs due to warping in the siding and particularly adjacent the ends of the siding boards. They Will also recognize that it has been heretofore necessary to cut siding boards so that the end joints were positioned adjacent the studding of the dwelling house in order that the abutting ends of the respective siding boards could be nailed to the studding.

The siding joint clamp disclosed herein, in addition to eliminating the possibility of the ends of the siding bowing vertically, will enable such joints to be located at areas between the studding, if desired, by securing the ends of the siding to one another.

The siding joint clamp disclosed herein is completely hidden by the abutting ends of the siding when the same are tapered as is common practice to secure tight flush joints adjacent the outermost surface of the siding.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being the intention to cover all changes and modilications of the example of the invention herein chosen for purposes of the disclosure, which do not constitute departures from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a plan view of the siding joint clamp.

Figure 2 is a side view of the siding joint clamp taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal cross section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

' Figure 4 is a plan view of the abutting ends of two pieces of siding secured to one another -by the siding joint clamp.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on line 5 5 of Figure 4.

By referring to the drawings and Figures l, 2 and 3 in particular it will be seen that the siding joint clamp com- Patented Sept. 24, 1957 prises an elongated relatively narrow tapered body member 10 having a plurality of rectangular ange-like sections 11-11 along one of its edges extending at right angles to the plane of the body member 10.

Some of the rectangular flange-like sections 11 are arranged in staggered relation to others thereof and extend in the opposite direction with respect thereto, as indicated by the reference numerals 11A-11A. The rectangular ange-like sections 11 and 11A lie on a common plane at right angles to the plane of the body member 10. It will also be seen that the sections 11 and 11A extend from a common longitudinal edge of the tapered body member 10.

A plurality of staggered, oppositely disposed, triangular, pointed portions 12 and 12A extend at right angles from the opposite longitudinal edge of the body member 10 With respect to the edge from which the rectangular sections 11 and 11A extend. It will be observed that the triangular pointed portions which extend from the body member 10 in the same direction as the rectangular sections 11 are indicated by the numerals 12 while those which extend in the opposite direction and the same direction as the rectangular sections 11A are indicated by the reference numeral 12A.

It will be apparent that the triangular pointed portions 12 and 12A lie on a common plane spaced with respect to the plane on which the rectangular portions 11 and 11A are positioned. The respective planes taper toward one another in accordance with the tapered shape of the elongated body member 10.

The siding joint clamp is used between the ends of abutting pieces of Wooden siding, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, with the rectangular sections 11 and 11A positioned immediately against the back of the siding pieces and with the triangular pointed portions 12 and 12A embedded in the ends of the pieces of siding.

By referring now to Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings, two pieces of wooden siding 13 and 14 will be seen positioned in end-to-end abutting relation, and it will be seen that substantially midway between their upper and lowermost edges 15 and 16 the siding joint clamp of this invention is positioned with the rectangular sections 11 and 11A underlying the siding and with the triangular pointed portions 12 and 12A embedded in the siding 13 and 14. It will also be observed that the abutting ends of the siding 13 and 14 are cut diagonally, as is customary in shaping the ends of wooden siding, so that a tight fitting surface joint is obtained. The area lying betwen the diagonal end cut portions of the siding 13 and 14 is more than suicient to accommodate the thin elongated tapered body member 10 so that in the completed installation the siding 13 and 14 completely hides the siding joint clamp.

It will thus be seen that the siding joint clamp disclosed herein securely unites the abutting ends of wooden siding to one another securing the respective side pieces against movement toward and away from one another, as otherwise frequently occurs and results in an undesirable forward vertical bowing of the siding.

Installation of the siding joint clamp is quite simple as it may be applied to either end of siding pieces to be joined in end-to-end relation by simply tapping the same into position with the rectangular sections 11, for example, underlying the back surface of the siding and the triangular pointed portions 12 embedded in the end of the siding. The adjacent section of siding is then moved into position with the back thereof overlying the rectangular sections 11A of the siding joint clamp and the triangular pointed portions 12A being embedded in the end thereof.

It will thus be seen that the siding joint clamp is secured entirely to the siding pieces and firmly unites them in end-to-end abutting relation. The resulting action is It Willlbe seenthat the several objects of the vinventionvz are met by the siding `joint-clamp.disclosed herein.-Y

Having thus describedmy invention,what I clainris: A siding joint clamp for application `to abutting ends of tapered Wooden sidingcomprisingan elongated tapered body lmember having aA plurality of `oppositely disposed staggered flange-like sections on-one of its longitudinal edges and a plurality of oppositelydisposed staggered pointed tringularly shaped sidewardly extending portions on the other one of its longitudinal edges, said ange-like sections being positioned on a common plane and said pointed triangularly shaped sidewardly extending portions being positioned on a common plane divergent to the common plane of said flange like sections.

Reerences Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,732,056 Lesher Oct. 15, 1929 1,831,162 Crowell Nov. 10, 1931 1,974,819 Koerner Sept. 25, 1934 

